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Open Source Options for Education - University of Oxford
by Mailing List Admin 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:49:59 +0000 (GMT) From: sandeep bhavsar <sandeep31581(a)yahoo.co.uk> Respected All http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/ossoptionseducation Recently,�University�of Oxford has published a document entitled "Open Source Options for Education" This document presents options for open source software for use in the education sector. Some of these may have uses outside of education, but they are presented here in the context of their specific benefits to educational establishments, or their use in the course of teaching and learning. For more information please have a look at�http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/ossoptionseducation Regards Sandeep Bhavsar || Librarian || B.Com,M.Lib.I.Sc,SET,Mphil,American Library Association FERA 2011� Dr. V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 INDIA Mobile :�+91 09987049099

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Best Institutional Repository Award '13
by Dr. Badan Barman 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

Dear Sir/Madam, With due respect you are requested to participate in a study entitled “Content Management of Institutional Repositories in India” that is being conducted to reveal the state of the art of Indian Institutional repositories, its future scope and prospects and to find out the hindrances in indexing of its contents by the web. Your participation in this study is voluntary wherein you will be asked to complete an electronic survey that need to be complete before 10th February, 2013. There are no risks associated with participating in this study and it would take only 10 minutes to complete. Information collected in this study, will be used to rank the institutional repositories in the Registry of Indian Open Access Repositories (available over www.oajse.com) It will approximately sent 100 visits in every month to your Institutional Repository. Among the participants, two best institutional repositories will be selected for an award based on best practices and other factors. Awards will be declared on 25th February, 2013 and will be sent by 10th March, 2013. If you have any questions regarding this survey in general or your rights as a research participant, please contact Ms. Kankana Baishya at baishya.kankana(a)gmail.com. Please fill up the Survey Questionnaire located at the link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHREUUJJbTJqb3...<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHREUUJJbTJqb3R1S3A4X3…>. If the link is not click-able then copy and paste it in a new browser window Thanking you, Yours faithfully Address: Dr. Badan Barman, Academic Consultant, Library & Information Science, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Guwahati-781006, Assam, India *Toll Free Number:* 1800 345 3613 *Phone:* 0361-2234964 / 2235971 / 092070 49493 *Fax:* 0361- 2235398. *Institutional Websites:* http://www.kkhsou.in *Personal Websites:* http://www.lislinks.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Lecture at JNU Library on 11th February 2013 at 3.00 pm on Best Practices for International Outreach in an Academic Library
by Dr. Ramesh C Gaur 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Cordially invites you to the 10th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic: Keeping it Glocal Best Practices for International Outreach in an Academic Library Speaker : Mara L. Thacker South Asian Studies Librarian |Assistant Professor of Library Administration International and Area Studies Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1408 West Gregory Drive |Urbana, IL 61801 mthacker(a)illinois.edu Chairperson: Dr. Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, JNU Date: Tuesday, 11th February 2013 at 3:00pm Venue: Committee Room, Central Library, JNU, New Delhi About the Topic : Using the International and Area Studies Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a model, this talk will explore the why's and how's of library outreach. The talk will be divided into two sections. In the first section, we will consider what constitutes outreach, how it has developed over time and why it important. In the second section, I will draw on my experiences as a public services librarian to offer practical advice about how to create an effective strategy for reaching out to international scholars and students with international ambitions. About the Presenter: Mara Thacker Mara Thacker is the South Asian Studies Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is passionate about public services and is chair of the International and Area Studies Library Outreach Committee. She received her MSLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010 and worked as a Public Services Librarian at Paul Smith's College from 2010-2012. Please make it convenient to attend. Regards Ramesh ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur(a)mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66(a)gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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paper regarding
by Mahesh *Y* 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

Please can i get these papers, 1) Desalination <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164> Volume 239, Issues 1–3<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164/239/1>, April 2009, Pages 191–197 Algae removal by ultrasonic irradiation–coagulation - Liang Henga, , , - Nan Juna, - He Wen-jieb, - Li Guibaia - a State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China - b Tianjin Water Supply Group Co. Ltd., Tianjin 300121, China 2) Desalination <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164> Volume 271, Issues 1–3<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164/271/1>, 15 April 2011, Pages 236–240 Enhanced algae removal by drinking water treatment of chlorination coupled with coagulation 3) Desalination <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164> Volume 279, Issues 1–3<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164/279/1>, 15 September 2011, Pages 140–145 Enhanced coagulation for treating slightly polluted algae-containing surface water combining polyaluminum chloride (PAC) with diatomite4) Desalination <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164> Volume 299<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00119164/299/supp/C>, 1 August 2012, Pages 16–21 Algal alginate: A potential coagulant for drinking water treatment - H. Aylin Devrimci, - A. Mete Yuksel, - F. Dilek Sanin 5) Algal Research <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22119264> Volume 1, Issue 1<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22119264/1/1>, May 2012, Pages 93–100 Economic comparison of open pond raceways to photo bio-reactors for profitable production of algae for transportation fuels in the Southwest - James W. Richardson, , - Myriah D. Johnson1, , - Joe L. Outlaw1, - Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, United States - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2012.04.001, How to Cite or Link Using DOI <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/help/doi.htm> - Permissions & Reprints -- *With Regards* ** * Mahesh.Y Librarian, Shri Pillappa College of Engineering, Bangalore-89. ** Mob: 09916388727 * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Extended dates for Submission of Papers: 9th International CALIBER 2013 to be held at INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad on 21-23 March, 2013
by Dinesh Ranjan 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

*Last Date for Submission of Full-text papers extended till 15th Feb 2013 * *9th International CALIBER 2013* *Information and Library Network Centre, Ahmedabad* *21-23 March, 2013* *About CALIBER * Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions (CALIBER) is an annual convention, organised by INFLIBNET Centre in collaboration with different Universities. CALIBER 2013 is 18th CALIBER in the series and 9th International CALIBER which will be held in INFLIBNET Centre, INFOCITY, Gandhinagar, Gujarat during 21-23 March 2013. *CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS* CALIBER 2013 offers a unique opportunity to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. It is a focused event that addresses latest trends on an important theme and sub themes. CALIBER brings together practitioners and academicians in the field of library and information science and computer science from across the world. Leading experts, IT gurus, and vendors from around the globe participate in the event. CALIBER has proved to be a forum for renowned and trend-setting speakers to stimulate strategic discussions among librarians, information specialists, publishers from all over the country and beyond. The theme of the 9th International CALIBER is "*Library Vision 2020: Moving Towards the Future* *Sub Themes* The conference will discuss all aspects of library and information services and technologies in the electronic environment, open access and e-learning and other futuristic technologies. The main theme will be divided into three sub-themes as detailed below, but not necessarily limited to: *Subtheme 1 : Migration towards future*. · Decision technology, mobile technologies and service science. · Collection and assets management. *· *Data discovery tools, technics for linking of richer-deeper data for semantic web. ** · Next generation service delivery models. · Integrated physical and digital spaces: "e-everything". · Changeover to newer metadata standards, metadata crosswalks: technologies and case studies. · Content modelling for semantic and social web. · Evolving professional roles * * *Subtheme 2: Collaborative Library Services * · New paradigms in networks and collaborations in libraries. · Collaborative acquisition and access management. · Collaboration systems and technologies. · Cloud based library services. · ILL and document delivery systems in digital environment. · Collaborative learning systems. · Impact of collaborative services : case studies. *Subtheme 3: Open Access and Open Content * · Collection Library to Creation Library. · New generation of open source software: Impact on Library Services. · Open learning resources and learning content management System. · Multimedia enriched e-learning systems. · Standards and IPR issues. · Societal and cultural issues. · National and international projects on e-Learning and scholarly content generation. · New Trends and developments. · SCORM & Tin Can API : Implementation Case studies *Call for Papers* Programme Committee solicits high quality research and technical papers, case studies, technology updates, etc. related to the theme and sub-themes of the conference. The paper submitted should have been neither published anywhere not kept under consideration for publication. All papers will go through a process of review and accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Correspondence will be made with the principal author. The Programme Committee will have the right to edit the papers. The papers should be submitted in electronic version as mentioned below: *Guidelines for paper submission * *Electronic Submission * We strongly encourage you to send the final, revised version of your article electronically, Online <http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/caliber2011/ocs/> . Author(s) are requested to use following format: *Format of Manuscript * 1. All papers should be typed on Microsoft Word-version. 2. Paper size should be A4, Portrait of size 8.5" x 11" with Margins: 1” (top & bottom); 1.5” (left & right) 3. All text should be typed in Arial or Times New Roman Font with size 12 and single-spaced. 4. Headings and subheadings must be in Bold font, left justified and numbered according to Level of heading as below: 1. First Level Heading 1.1 Second Level Heading 1.1.1 Third Level Heading 5. Header & Footer of font size 8. 6. Use double space after the headings, before starting the next paragraph. 7. Page Break can be given to give a logical end to a page. 8. The main title of your paper must not exceed 50 characters. This includes letters, spaces and punctuation. 9. Title should be followed by name, affiliation and address of the Author(s) 10. An abstract of length not more than 250 words should be supplied. 11. Few keywords must be given after the abstract. 12. Size of the paper to be kept within 5000 words. 13. All papers must be accompanied by one passport size color photograph together with a brief CV. 14. Illustrations such as photographs, charts, graphs, drawings, and diagrams should be labelled, so that they correspond with their mention in the text (e.g. Table-1, Figure-2, Diagram-3). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Remembering Subir K Sen_the eminent professor, people scientist, celebrated author from India
by Dr. Susmita Chakraborty 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

Dear Friends, As we all know Shri Subir K Sen, our beloved teacher, has passed away on 23rd Jan., at 9.25 PM. According to his wish, his body has been donated to R G Kar Medical College for furthering the cause of medical education. A popular professor, people scientist and celebrated author, Subir K Sen has left a void in the heart of all he came across. There will be a *Condolence Meeting at the **Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc., Calcutta University** on **6th Feb. 2013*. Another *SMARAN SABHA 'Subir Smarane' has been arranged by his family and friends on 9th Feb at 5 PM at Kishor Bharati, Debinibas, DumDum* to shed light on different aspects of his multifaceted personality. You are cordially invited to join this program. ------------------------------------------ Susmita Chakraborty, PhD Bengal Engineering and Science University Facebook ID: https://www.facebook.com/susmita.India --------- Please support: MANAS - a society for mentally disturbed persons, their family and friends (http://www.mentalhealthmanas.com/) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Outstanding Management Librarian 2012 award
by Mailing List Admin 04 Feb '13

04 Feb '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:55:14 -0800 (PST) From: Sujatha H R <hrsujatha(a)yahoo.com> Dear members, � Dr. Manjunatha K, Chief Librarian, T.A. Pai Management Institute[TAPMI], Manipal received Outstanding Management Librarian 2012 award from AIMS International for his distinguished services in the field. The award carrying a medal and certificate was given to Dr. Manjunatha at AIMS Intl conference on management organized by Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore held during January 6-9, 2013 in Bangalore. � Dr. Manjunatha is working as librarian at TAPMI since 1986 and he was president of Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library Association for two terms from 2008 to 2012. On behalf of DKKLA and its members I congratulate Dr. Manjunatha for his distinguished recognition from a reputed Management Association and wish him to receive many more honours. � Dr. H R Sujatha, Selection grade Librarian & President Dakshina Kannada & Kodagu Library Association Sri Venkataramana Swamy College Bantwal-574211, Dakshina Kannada Karnataka State Phone No.- 919164560894

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Sadful demise of our esteemed and beloved faculty Prof. Vyuptakesh Sharan
by Champeswar Mishra 03 Feb '13

03 Feb '13

Dear All, We deeply mourn the sadful demise of one of our esteemed and beloved faculty Prof. Vyuptakesh Sharan. Prof Vyuptakesh Sharan is currently professor at the Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna. Prior to this assignment, he was at Global Business Operations Postgraduate Programme, Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Delhi. Before this, Dr Sharan was a UGC Visiting Professor at the Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Prior to his Delhi assignments he was Professor and Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Magadh University. Dr Sharan has also been associated with the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University as ICSSR Senior Fellow. Professor Sharan teaches international finance and international business. He has to his credit seven books and around sixty articles published in this area in India, Italy and the UK. He is on the editorial advisory board of Indian Journal of Commerce and has the privilege of chairing national-level seminars at various institutions in the country. The loss CIMP family had from his demise, will never be recovered. May his soul rest in peace. With regards, Champeswar Mishra Library and Information officer Library Resource Centre Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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rankings: top 10 hot articles in library and information science, january 2013
by Sandhya 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

link: http://www.infodocket.com/2013/01/29/list-top-10-hot-articles-in-library-an… powered by bx hot articles from ex libris. hot articles is based on usage data from millions of researchers across journals, publishers and platforms. it helps the users to discover articles that other users found interesting – in general and for a specific topic. bx hot articles for oth -- sent via shareaholic-publishers Sandhya D. Shinde Ass Prof University of Pune -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Library and Information Resource Management (LIRM) as CBSE Vocational Course: Scheme of Studies and Syllabus
by faisal sl 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

Dear All, The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Govt of India, has been offering 40 Vocational Courses in different sectors at Senior Secondary Level and 4 vocational courses at Secondary level. A student can choose to avail competency based skill learning along with general education in order to enhance the skills in the chosen field. The vocational education envisions imparting the procedural knowledge and skills to the students that will enable students to excel and emerge successful in real life situation of both work and life. It works towards imparting an education that is holistic, meaningful and skill oriented which instils among the youth a sense of usefulness and responsibility. (source: http://www.cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2013/7_Vocational.pdf) As per the new circular No. Acad-07/2013, dated 17 Jan. 2013, and other related documents, the Vocational Course which was earlier named as "Library Management" has been now redesigned as "Library and Information Resource Management" (LIRM). The affiliated schools can choose and offer one or more of these competency based courses in Senior Secondary level (Class XI and XII) from the academic session 2013-14. You may download the details regarding LIRM Course from the following links. The Scheme of studies: http://www.cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2013/7_Vocational/Scheme%… Syllabus: http://cbseacademic.in/web_material/Curriculum/Vocational/2012/voc_lirm.pdf Paper 1. Library, Information & Society Paper 2. Information Storage and Retrieval Paper 3. Library systems and Resource Management Paper 4. Library Classification and Cataloguing Teacher's Qualifications: Bachelors in Library Science and One year's experience in a library. http://cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2013/7_Vocational/Teacher%E2%… I believe, this initiative from CBSE is worth mentioning and like to congratulate all those professionals who worked for it. Thanks and regards S.L.Faisal General Secretary Kerala Library Association <http://www.keralalibraryassociation.org%20>(KLA) Moderator, KV Librarians' Network <http://kvlibrarians.grou.ps/> & Librarian Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom <http://librarykvpattom.wordpress.com> Thiruvananthapuram-695 004 Kerala, India Ph.09447699724 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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